“Ettore Cittadini” for the best work about
“Optimization of Quality in a Medically Assisted Procreation Laboratory”

The award is dedicated, in existence, to the career of Professor Ettore Cittadini, one of the greatest international-wide expert in PMA. A due and sincere act towards a man who, with an unfailing engagement, has dedicated and still dedicates his life to the study and research about artificial procreation. The prize is inserted in the Congress “The present and the future in the Medically Assisted Procreation” (www.convegnopma.com).

Eligible Candidates

Physicians and biologists in active in Reproductive Medicine, who work in an european M.A.P.

How to Send Works

Works must be sent to:

Associazione Scienza e Procreazione E.Radici - Scuola Nazionale di P.M.A.
c/o Segreteria Convegno “Il Presente ed il Futuro nella Procreazione Medicalmente Assistita” Centro GENESI
Via G.Sciuti,128 -90144 PALERMO - ITALY

or to segreteriagvatgruppogenesidotcom, filling the following template:

Subject: Premio “Ettore Cittadini” for the best work about “Optimization of Quality in a Medically Assisted Procreation Laboratory”

Title:.........................................................
M.A.P. Center:.................................................
Authors and their grades:......................................
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Materials and Method:..........................................
Report:........................................................

Deadline

February the 15th 2008.

Assessment Board

Dr. Adolfo Allegra, Dr. Bartolomeo Magro, Prof. Antonino Perino, Dr. Giuseppe Valenti.

Money Prize

3.000,00 Euro.


Inside the M.A.P. Centre laboratory, it's capital to focus on the “processes” of laboratory, on the flow of the “activities” and on the methods to improve these activities, perfecting the performances.1

The processes of laboratory are represented by the techniques of medically assisted procreation (ex. FIVET o ICSI) and pointing the resources towards a steady improvement means to play on the satisfaction of the needs (pregnancy) of the couple.

The prize has this intent: awarding the best work which will allow an improvement of the results, based on the analysis of a sharp interpretation of the activities carried out, on the acknowledgment of the skills and human resources, on the check of equipments and environments and on the acknowledgments of appropriate markers.


Bibliography

1 “Guida alla valutazione e al trattamento delle coppie in cerca di prole” Scuola Nazionale di P.M.A. - Chapter 8 – Dott.ssa Romano